Anode Scientist

Scientist – Anode active material
Job Description :
Primary job responsibility is to develop and scale up of solid-state compounds used in electrodes (primarily in anode) of various kind of batteries like lithium ion, sodium ion systems.
The anode material development scientist will primarily be a solid-state chemist/inorganic chemist/materials chemist, with a good experience in synthesis and characterisation of carbon materials like CNTs, graphene, graphitic forms of carbon, silicon materials, composite of carbon and silicon and solid state/inorganic compounds. The scientist needs to understand wet chemical and solid-state chemistry synthesis routes. The scientist should have primary understanding of the functioning of anode active materials in a rechargeable battery system. The scientist should be fully hands-on, on various chemistry laboratories unit operations/experimental procedures and various characterisation routes/techniques. The scientist should understand structure-property relationship for materials. The scientist will contribute directly to innovation and leading-edge technology, working within a highly technical team who are partnering with emerging companies, organizations, and universities dedicated to battery cell manufacturing and sustainability.
Responsibilities:
• Synthesis and scale-up of carbon-based solid-state compounds of known process chemistry/licensed IP
• Plan and execute a R&D program on lithium-ion anode active material chemistry for lithium battery
• Plan and execute a R&D program on carbon-silicon composite for lithium battery
• Plan and execute a R&D program on upcoming chemistries (Na ion, etc.) for anode active material
Essential Attributes:
• Experience in working on Li/Na battery anode actives would be preferred
• Should be well verse with detailed X-ray diffraction characterisation techniques
• Should be an expert with structure-property co-relationship for solid state compounds
• Should be an expert with solid state synthesis and wet chemical synthesis of carbon/inorganic compounds
• Should have knowledge of basic electrochemical measurements
• Should be hands on in the laboratory
• Should have experience of working with customer and achieving the desired demands posed by them, with few examples
• Should have worked on Li-cell (at least coin cell) making line in a glove box/dry room
Education Requirements:
• Ph.D. in Chemistry of Materials/Inorganic Chemistry/Solid State Chemistry
• Minimum of 4-7 years of relevant/similar industrial experience after PhD degree
Preferred Skills:
• Should be extensive reader of literature and be able to articulate the new trends in the relevant fields
• Should be able to balance scientific and business deliverable for a project
• Should have handled team of 2-3 scientist/technical specialist and able to manage the laboratory needs

Work arrangement
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